Jennifer Maureen Shaughnessy To Compete In Miss Tennessee USA

Jennifer Maureen Shaughnessy, 24, Miss Chattanooga USA, will compete for the title of Miss Tennessee USA 2015 on Oct. 2, 3 and 4, at the Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tn.

Miss Shaughnessy is the daughter of Daniel and Jaquelyn Shaughnessy. She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a bachelor's in Psychology. She is co-owner of Property Professionals LLC with her brother Patrick Shaughnessy, and business partner Steven Jones. She is also a spokesmodel for Acura.

She is proud to be from Chattanooga and loves her alma mater, UTC. Her favorite place to travel is South Africa, and she speaks conversational Afrikaans. In the future she dreams of starting multiple businesses, as well as helping other individuals to start their own businesses. Her wildest dream is to one day appear on Shark Tank as a contestant or better yet as a shark.

The Miss Tennessee Teen USA and Miss Tennessee USApageants are the official preliminaries to the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and are a Donald J. Trump venture.

The young woman chosen as Miss Tennessee USA 2015 will go on to represent the state of Tennessee in the 2015 Miss USA pageant, seen live on national television, one of the most anticipated events of the year.

Last week, Chattanooga’s Gig City Productions presented singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, born in Texas, raised in Georgia, and now based in Nashville, who self-released her sophomore album, The Avenues (out now), which continues to receive praise and critical acclaim from many sources. Lera Lynn is a songwriter, who co-wrote and performs the song “The Only Thing Worth Fighting ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Sings For Hope memorial concert and tribute to first responders will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 4-7 p.m. This memorial concert is designed to pay tribute to the military personnel who lost their lives on July 16 and honor first responders at every level. Multiple agencies from Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama will participate in a motorcade ... (click for more)

Michael Futrell, 38, was shot by Corey Mullinax, 25, Saturday night in Cleveland at approximately 9:15 p.m. T he shooting occurred at Forest Grove Apartments at 2350 Blackburn Road SE. According to multiple witness statements, the victim, Mr. Futrell, walked over to the vehicle of Mullinax, where the two were speaking. The suspect then shot the victim in the torso. ... (click for more)

Javier Lansden, 18, was shot early Sunday morning on West 38th Street. At approximately 2:47 a.m., the Chattanooga Police Department responded to 264 Water Street for a person shot. Officers found that the shooting occurred at 263 West 38 th Street. The victim stated he was sitting on his bicycle at 263 West 38 th Street, when a dark-colored ... (click for more)

I am an American by birth and a Chattanoogan by the Grace of God. (A phrase I borrowed from the late Lewis Grizzard and modified) I grew up in Chattanooga / East Ridge – Anna B. Lacey Elementary, Dalewood Junior High, Brainerd High, degree UTC. My family lived in Chattanooga until March of this year but I’m still up every month visiting friends. I have been following ... (click for more)

UPDATE: A spokesman for the U.S. Navy on Sunday denied reports that disciplinary charges will be filed against Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White for discharging an unauthorized weapon on federal property. According to a post of Facebook and other social media sites, a statement reads, “Stories of Navy personnel being charges with an offense are not true. There is still a long way ... (click for more)